Disabled People Face Ableism and Microaggressions While Receiving Medical Treatment
One in four adults in the United States is living with some type of disability; that’s 61 million people living with some kind of medical condition that impacts their daily living, and that number is on the rise. In the United States, while 92 percent of people have healthcare only 66 percent of disabled people have […]
No, NPR, More Pain Is Not The Answer For Teens With Chronic Pain
Far too often, I and many other people with chronic pain have heard that we just need to “push through” the pain and keep going. This is especially prevalent among teenage girls. Our current society holds an image of teenage girls in its mind; lazy, dramatic, and emotional, which makes it harder for us to […]